Alumni
Alumni Events
Save the dates and check our social media plus your email for event information, registration links, etc. throughout the year!
Details are subject to change.
May 9-10 - Reunion Weekend
For more details about Reunion Weekend events,
please visit pingry.org/reunion
- Upcoming Alumni Events and Details for 2024-25
- Photo Galleries from 2024-25 Alumni Events
- Video Archives of Previous Events
Upcoming Alumni Events and Details for 2024-25
Photo Galleries from 2024-25 Alumni Events
Video Archives of Previous Events
Alumnae Author Talk with Kathy Sherbrooke ’85 (January 28, 2025)
Achievement in the Arts Award Assembly (November 8)
John Hanly Lecture Series on Ethics and Morality (January 25)
The Pingry Alumnae Committee Presents: Author Talk with Lyric Wallwork Winik '84 (December 5)
Achievement in the Arts Award Assembly Honoring Dr. Ashley Jackson ’04 (November 2)
2023 Athletics Hall of Fame Ceremony (September 29)
Pingry Alumni Association's Annual Meeting of the Alumni with Student Leadership (May 17)Achievement in the Arts Award Assembly Honoring Paul W. Downs '00 (May 15)"Author Talk with Laura Zinn Fromm '82" (March 8)
Guest speaker Laura Zinn Fromm '82 (with special guest Vicki Grant).
"The Art of the Pivot: How to Successfully Reinvent Your Career Path" (May 18)
Guest Speakers: Elana Drell-Szyfer '87, Amanda Freeman '94, Kate Martuscello Smith '00, and Sumeet Shah '04.
"Maximize Your Impact with Planned Giving" (April 6)
Guest Speaker: Ben Lehrhoff '99 from Bernstein Private Wealth Management.
Stay Connected & Get Involved
- Update Your Contact Information
- Career Networking -- Pingry LinkedIn Groups
- Athletics Newsletter Interest Form
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Career Networking -- Pingry LinkedIn Groups
Join the Pingry Network
Have you joined our Pingry Alumni Network on LinkedIn yet? We've also launched several other industry-specific networking groups listed below, so submit your membership requests today via LinkedIn and connect with 3,500+ Pingry professionals.
Pingry Alumni Network
Pingry Arts Network
Pingry Entertainment Network
Pingry Innovation & Entrepreneurship Network
Pingry Law Network
Pingry Marketing Network
Pingry Media & Communications Network
Pingry Non-Profit & Public Service Network
Pingry Real Estate Network
Pingry Science Network
Pingry Women's Network
Pingry on Wall Street
Athletics Newsletter Interest Form
Events & Volunteer Opportunities
Alumni Events:
We host 20-30 alumni events each year in New Jersey and in cities from coast to coast. Visit Pingry.org/AlumniEvents for a look at what’s planned for the next few months, and mark your calendars to attend one of these events—or maybe even offer to host a future event in your city.
Volunteer Opportunities:
There are many ways in which you can serve as one of our valuable alumni volunteers: join your class Reunion planning committee, offer to be an industry panelist for Career Day, provide an opportunity for Pingry students looking for an Independent Senior Project, serve as an assistant coach for one of our sports teams, join the Pingry Alumni Association Board, or help drive participation in The Pingry Fund.
Visit Campus:
Witness for yourself the limitless energy of today’s students, reconnect with faculty and staff members, and check out all of the incredible changes that have been made over just the past few years.
Contact:
Reach out to Pingry’s Director of Development Jane Hoffman '94 at jhoffman@pingry.org or 908-647-5555 if you have any questions or to discuss ways in which you can either reconnect with Pingry or increase your involvement within the alumni community.
Supporting Pingry
You can make a difference for our students today, and for the future of Pingry, by supporting The Pingry Fund. Your gift helps to support Pingry athletics, the arts, technology and innovation, financial assistance for our students, and professional development for our faculty.
If you have any questions about the Alumni Association or about staying involved with Pingry, contact Jane Hoffman '94, Director of Development, at jhoffman@pingry.org or 908-647-5555.
Pingry Alumni Association Membership
You are considered a member of the Pingry Alumni Association if you have been at any time a student in regular attendance at The Pingry School and/or are a graduate of The Pingry School.
Any person who was at any time a student in regular attendance at the former Short Hills Country Day School prior to its merger with The Pingry School and/or were a graduate of the former Short Hills Country Day School is also considered a member of the Alumni Association.
PINGRY ALUMNI NEWSLETTERS
ALUMNI AWARDS
Alumni Awards
Submit Your Nominations Here!
- Achievement in the Arts Award
- Athletics Hall of Fame
- Letter-In-Life Award
- Nelson L. Carr '24 Service Award
Achievement in the Arts Award
The Achievement in the Arts Award is presented to distinguished Pingry graduates or former teachers in recognition of the contributions they have made to artistic pursuits throughout their careers.
Established in 2012 during Pingry's Sesquicentennial, the award celebrates the school's commitment to the arts and the growth of the Pingry arts program. An awardee must be recognized by their professional community as having made a significant contribution to their art form. To nominate a Pingry graduate or former teacher, complete this online nomination form or contact Stacy Schuessler, Alumni Relations and Annual Giving Associate, at sschuessler@pingry.org or 908-647-7058.
Award Recipients | |
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2024 | Elizabeth Wight Seigel '03 - Auction Specialist |
2023 |
Paul W. Downs '00 - Actor, Writer, Director, and Producer |
2022 | Scott Loikits '90 - Architect and Design Director |
2021 | Dr. Scott Brown '78 - Performing Arts Medicine / Jazz Historian |
2019 | Steve Henry '81 - Gallery Director |
2018 | Gillian Vigman '90 - Actress |
2017 | Adam Gardner '91 - Musician and Environmental Activist |
2016 | Jack Youngelson '85 - Documentary Filmmaker |
2015 | Joshua Breakstone '73 - Jazz Guitarist |
2014 | Meredith Ward '78 - Gallery Owner |
2014 | Chris Bender '89 - Movie Producer |
2013 | Donald Johnston, Jr. '62 - Jazz Composer |
2013 | Adam Kalkin '80 - Architect |
2013 | William Michals '82 - Professional Singer |
2012 | Harry Allen '82 - Interior, Product, and Lighting Designer |
2012 | Alfred Fedak '71 - Organist / Music Minister |
2012 | Miguel Gutierrez '89 - Dancer / Choreographer / Poet / Teacher |
2012 | Jonathan Sarkin '71 - Painter |
Athletics Hall of Fame
Established in 1991, Pingry’s Athletics Hall of Fame seeks to honor those individuals and teams who have contributed significantly to the school’s great tradition of athletics. Pingry believes in the benefits of strong athletics as a part of the well-rounded student. Along with athletic prowess, the virtues of teamwork, good citizenship, and integrity are also celebrated in the Athletics Hall of Fame.
The Athletics Hall of Fame has now grown to include players, coaches and teams representing both men and women in virtually every sport offered at Pingry, another testament to Pingry’s excellence in athletics.
To nominate a Pingry graduate, coach, or team for the Athletics Hall of Fame, please use this online nomination form or contact Taylor Pennell, Assistant Director of Development, Alumni Engagement, at 908-647-7058 or tpennell@pingry.org.
Note: In order to be eligible for the Athletics Hall of Fame, former student-athletes must have graduated at least 10 years ago and coaches must already be retired.
Current List of Pingry Athletics Hall of Fame Member (PDF)
If you are a member of the Pingry Athletics Hall of Fame, please submit this form to claim your commemorative AHOF coin as a gift to you for your contributions to Pingry Athletics.
Digital Athletics Hall of Fame
Browse Pingry's Digital Athletics Hall of Fame and Database of Athletes and Teams!
Letter-In-Life Award
The principal criteria for the Letter-In-Life are (i) an alumnus or alumna who has or has had a distinguished career in professional and/or civic life which has brought honor to Pingry and (ii) the relationship which the recipient has maintained with Pingry.
To nominate a Pingry graduate for this award, please contact Taylor Pennell, Assistant Director of Development, Alumni Engagement, at 908-647-7058 or tpennell@pingry.org.
Award Recipients | |
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2024 | N. Gregory Mankiw ’76 |
2023 | Lyric Wallwork Winik ’84 |
2022 | Anne DeLaney ’79 |
2021 | Charles "Charlie" Stillitano, Jr. ’77 |
2019 | Dr. Edus Houston Warren III ’77 |
2018 | Dr. Elizabeth H. Simmons ’81 |
2017 | Henry G. Stifel III ’83 |
2016 | John B. Brescher, Jr. ’65 |
2015 | Duane St. John ’50, USMC (Ret.) |
2014 | F. Bronson Van Wyck ’63 |
2013 | Dr. Zsolt P. Harsanyi ’61 |
2012 | Donald R. Dixon ’65 |
2010 | David Gelber ’59 |
2009 | Joseph Irenas ’58 |
2008 | Bruce Jacobsen ’78 |
2007 | Kenneth Wachter ’64 |
2006 | Douglas Macrae ’77 |
2005 | David E. Gernert ’74 |
2004 | Michael Chertoff ’71 |
2003 | William V. Engel ’67 |
2002 | Stephan F. Newhouse ’65 |
2001 | Park B. Smith ’50 |
2000 | Dr. Richard L. Cruess ’47 |
1999 | John H. Scully ’62 |
1998 | Amos B. Hostetter Jr. ’54 |
1997 | Dr. H. Franklin Bunn ’53 |
1996 | Peter T. Buchanan ’52 |
1995 | Miller A. Bugliari ’52 |
1994 | John W. Holman, Jr. ’55 |
1993 | Norbert Weldon ’35 |
1992 | Robert B. Gibby ’31 |
1991 | Norman B. Tomlinson Jr. ’44 |
1990 | Atherton Bristol ’41 |
1989 | F. Helmut Weymar ’54 |
1988 | Edward G. Engel ’33 |
1987 | Henry H. Hoyt Jr. ’45 |
1986 | David M. Baldwin ’47 |
1985 | Edward W. Cissel ’39 |
1984 | William M. Bristol III ’39 |
1983 | Warren S. Kimber Jr. ’52 |
1982 | Nelson L. Carr ’24 |
1981 | Dr. William P. Burks ’51 |
1980 | Joseph G. Engel ’35 |
1979 | Woodruff J. English ’27 |
1978 | Professor G. Gaddis Smith ’50 |
1977 | William V. Robinson ’35 |
1976 | Mark N. Donohue Jr. ’55 |
1975 | E. Murray Todd ’16 |
1974 | H. Russell Morss Jr. ’27 |
1973 | James C. Kellogg III ’33 |
1972 | N. Conover English ’29 |
1971 | Robert S. Corbin ’34 |
1970 | Percy H. Buchanan ’12 |
1969 | William S. Beinecke ’31 |
1968 | R. Manning Brown Jr. ’32 |
1967 | Edward J. Dimock ’46 |
1966 | Charles B. Atwater ’31 |
1965 | Matthew Dean Hall ’25 |
1964 | Thomas R. White Jr. ’10 |
1962 | Robert Clarke Crane ’50 |
1961 | William J. Corbet ’21 |
1960 | G. Bartram Woodruff ’00 |
1958 | Norman F. Charlock ’02 |
1957 | Arthur N. Pierson 1883 |
1956 | Piermont V. Davis ’01 |
1955 | Alan F. Myers 1898 |
1953 | Edward W. Brown ’19 |
1952 | John Farr Simmons ’09 |
1951 | Ralph Heyward Isham ’08 |
1950 | George C. Thomas Jr. ’07 |
1949 | James Lawrence Meyers ’07 |
1948 | Edward A. Weeks Jr. ’15 |
1947 | Dr. James Alexander Miller 1889 |
1946 | Richard W. Tregaskis ’34 |
1945 | Chester F. Smith ’08 |
1944 | Newcomb Carlton 1885 |
1943 | William F. Halsey Jr. ’00 |
1942 | Conover English 1894 |
1941 | Horace K. Corbin ’04 |
1940 | J. Mortimer Townley 1880 |
1939 | Thomas N. McCarter 1883 |
1938 | Dr. Dean Mathey ’08 |
Nelson L. Carr '24 Service Award
The Nelson L. Carr '24 Service Award is awarded for faithful and dedicated service in support of Pingry. Award criteria included the nature and duration of service, and timing (e.g. reunion year) may also be considered when deciding between two or more deserving candidates.
To nominate a member of the Pingry community for this award, please contact Taylor Pennell, Assistant Director of Development, Alumni Engagement, at 908-647-7058 or tpennell@pingry.org.
Award Recipients | |
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2024 | Bob Meyer ’56 |
2023 | Genesia Kamen ’79 |
2022 | Norbert "Woody" Weldon '91 |
2021 | Chip Carver '77 |
2019 | Peter "Chip" Korn, Jr. '89 |
2018 | Alison Malin Zoellner '83 |
2017 | Aaron G. Welt '67 |
2016 | Warren S. Kimber, Jr. '52 ( * ) |
2015 | Steven M. Lipper '79 |
2014 | Jonathan A. Shelby '74 |
2013 | Lori Halivopoulos ’78 |
2012 | Tony Borden ’62 |
2011 | Bob Burks ’56 |
2010 | Rob Gibby ’60 |
2010 | Sean O’Donnell ’75 |
2009 | Bruce Morrison ’64 |
2008 | John Wight ’62 |
2007 | Stuart Lederman ’78 |
2006 | Robert M. Pyle ’56 |
2005 | Edward S. Atwater ’63 |
2004 | Rob Hall ’54 |
2003 | Hugh Livengood ’33 ( * ) |
2002 | Stewart E. Lavey ’63 |
2001 | Thomas E. Johnson ’59 |
2000 | John L. Geddes ’62 |
1999 | Andrew H. Campbell ’49 |
1998 | Gordon T. Sulcer ’61 |
1997 | W. Jubb Corbet, Jr. ’50 |
1996 | Albert G. Bauer ’45 |
1995 | Harold S. Thomson ’39 |
1994 | Thomas Black ’32 |
Posthumously ( * )
ALUMNI PHOTO GALLERIES
2024-2025
Letter-in-Life Awards Luncheon (9/6/24)
1861 Leadership Society Reception (9/18/24)
Athletics Hall of Fame (9/27/24)
Achievement in the Arts (11/8/24)
Joanne Steinhardt ’84 Artist Talk Alumni Reception (11/14/24)
NYC Regional Reception (12/5/24)
Back from College Lunch (12/19/24)
Cipriano Library Dedication (12/20/24)
2023-2024
Stifel Award Assembly (4/22/24)
L.A. Regional Reception (3/5/24)
John Hanly Lecture Series on Ethics and Morality (1/25/24)
Back from College Luncheon (12/21/23)
NYC Regional Reception (12/1/23)
John A. Magadini Alumni Ice Hockey Game (11/24/23)
Alumni Squash Event (11/24/2023)
Alumni Paddle Night (11/16/2023)
Achievement in the Arts Award Ceremony (11/02/23)
Friday Night Lights (10/20/23)
Football Alumni Meet & Greet (10/20/23)Homecoming (9/30/23)
Athletics Hall of Fame Ceremony (9/29/23)
1861 Leadership Society Reception (9/20/23)
2022-2023
Nantucket Regional Reception (7/27/23)
Graduation Legacy Families (6/11/23)Washington D.C. Regional Reception (5/18/23)
Alumni Boys' Lacrosse Game (5/13/23)
Boston Regional Reception (5/11/23)Achievement in the Arts Award (5/8/23)Reunion Saturday (4/29/23)Reunion Friday (4/28/23)Stifel Award Assembly (4/26/23)
Los Angeles Regional Reception (3/07/23)
San Francisco Regional Reception (3/05/23)
Vero Beach Regional Reception (2/08/23)
Palm Beach Regional Reception (2/06/23)
Naples Regional Reception (2/06/23)Career Day (2/03/23)John Hanly Lecture (1/20/23)Back from College Lunch (1/05)Alumni Basketball Game (12/22)NYC Regional Reception (12/9)John A. Magadini Alumni Ice Hockey Game (11/25)Alumni Squash Matches (11/25)Friday Night Lights (10/14)Edward Scott Jr. XC Course Dedication Ceremony (9/30)Homecoming (9/24)Alumni Soccer Game (9/24)Endless Summer: 1861 Leadership Society Reception (9/21)Jersey Shore Reception (7/9)College Dinners for Young Alumni (multiple)Young Alumni Receptions (multiple)
2021-2022
Letter-In-Life Luncheon Honoring Anne DeLaney '79
Graduation Legacy Families
Reunion Weekend
Alumni Lacrosse Game
Celebrate Pingry!
Achievement in the Arts Award Assembly
Florida Receptions
College Dinner Road Trips!
NJ Alumni & Parents of Alumni Reception at Canoe Brook
"Urinetown 2006" Cast & Crew Alumni Reunion
Career Day
Career Day Keynote Address -- Video // Buzzy Cohen '03
Alumni Hockey Game
Alumni Squash Reunion
Young Alumni Events
Homecoming
Friday Night Lights
Senior BBQ & Welcome from The Pingry Alumni Association
2019-2020
New York City Reception at the NYAC (password: 1861)
Career Day
Career Day Keynote Address -- Video // Dr. Jennifer Weiss '89
Back-from-College Lunch
Alumni Squash Matches
Homecoming
Password for most photo galleries: pingry1861
2018-2019
Letter-In-Life Luncheon -- Dr. Edus "Hootie" Warren '77
Pingry Reception in New York City
Reunion Weekend
Career Day
Career Day Keynote Address -- Video // Becky Murphy Strickland '98
Back-from-College Lunch
Alumni Hockey Game
Alumni Squash Matches
Homecoming
Password for all photo galleries: pingry1861
2017-2018
Legacy Family Photos
Letter-In-Life Luncheon -- Dr. Elizabeth Simmons '81
Reunion Weekend
Finance Networking Event in NYC
New York City Reception
Career Day
Career Day Keynote Address -- Video // Jennifer Hartstein '88, Psy.D.
Back-From-College Lunch
Alumni Hockey Game
Alumni Squash Matches
Homecoming
Password for all photo galleries: pingry1861
2016-2017
2015-2016
Annual Golf Outing
Legacy Family Photos
Letter-In-Life Luncheon -- Jack Brescher '65
Reunion Weekend
Finance Networking Event
Career Day
Career Day Keynote Address -- Video // Lyric Winik '84
New York City Alumni Reception
Back-from-College Lunch
Athletics Center Groundbreaking Ceremony
Homecoming
Password for all photo galleries: pingry1861
2014-2015
Annual Golf Outing
Legacy Family Photos
Reunion Weekend
Pingry on Wall Street
Career Day
New York City Reception
Hoboken Young Alumni Reception
Back-from-College Lunch
Homecoming
Password for all photo galleries: pingry1861
Alumni Affinity Groups Form
Safe Spaces For Alumni
The Pingry Fund
Annual Giving at Pingry
PAA Board Members
Led by Alumni Volunteers
The Pingry Review
Pingry's Official Magazine
Pingry Event Photos
Photos and Media
Submit a Class Note
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Pingry Alumni by the Numbers
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7,200+
Pingry Alumni
37
Countries Where Alumni Live
Two Items
15
Alumni Currently Employed as Pingry Faculty & Staff
114
Colleges and Universities Where Pingry Alumni are Currently Enrolled